Hecla Mining FY2026 EPS Estimate Decreased by HC Wainwright

Hecla Mining Company (NYSE:HL) – Analysts at HC Wainwright reduced their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for Hecla Mining in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 18th. HC Wainwright analyst H. Ihle now forecasts that the basic materials company will post earnings of $0.75 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $0.76. HC Wainwright currently has a “Buy” rating and a $36.50 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hecla Mining’s current full-year earnings is $0.21 per share.

Other analysts have also issued reports about the stock. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on shares of Hecla Mining from $16.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 27th. Zacks Research lowered Hecla Mining from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Wall Street Zen raised Hecla Mining from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, November 2nd. Scotiabank boosted their price target on Hecla Mining from $15.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce upped their price target on Hecla Mining from $27.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $21.63.

Hecla Mining Trading Up 5.2%

Shares of Hecla Mining stock opened at $23.98 on Friday. Hecla Mining has a 52-week low of $4.46 and a 52-week high of $34.17. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.07 billion, a PE ratio of 48.94 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 2.72 and a quick ratio of 1.51. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $22.88 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $15.84.

Hecla Mining Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 24th. Investors of record on Monday, March 9th will be given a $0.0038 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 9th. This represents a $0.02 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.1%. Hecla Mining’s payout ratio is 2.04%.

Insider Transactions at Hecla Mining

In other news, VP David C. Sienko sold 207,553 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $19.42, for a total transaction of $4,030,679.26. Following the transaction, the vice president directly owned 906,370 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,601,705.40. This represents a 18.63% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, VP Kurt Allen sold 52,219 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.91, for a total value of $1,144,118.29. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president directly owned 216,641 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,746,604.31. This represents a 19.42% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.62% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in HL. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its stake in shares of Hecla Mining by 32.4% in the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 49,881,495 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $603,566,000 after purchasing an additional 12,197,740 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Hecla Mining by 13.4% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 71,349,059 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $863,324,000 after buying an additional 8,452,401 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its position in shares of Hecla Mining by 38.0% in the 3rd quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 23,524,912 shares of the basic materials company’s stock worth $284,651,000 after buying an additional 6,472,566 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its stake in shares of Hecla Mining by 86.7% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 12,715,100 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $244,003,000 after buying an additional 5,906,313 shares during the period. Finally, Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Hecla Mining during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $88,417,000. 63.01% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Hecla Mining

Hecla Mining Company, founded in 1891 and headquartered in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, is one of the oldest publicly traded precious metals companies in the United States. Originally established to develop the rich silver deposits of the Coeur d’Alene district, Hecla has evolved into a diversified mining enterprise focused on the exploration, development and production of silver and gold, with by-product credits from lead and zinc.

The company’s principal operations are located in North America and Latin America.